EP1637305B1 - Gasumlaufvorrichtung für reifenvulkanisiermaschine - Google Patents

Gasumlaufvorrichtung für reifenvulkanisiermaschine Download PDF

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EP1637305B1
EP1637305B1 EP04729541A EP04729541A EP1637305B1 EP 1637305 B1 EP1637305 B1 EP 1637305B1 EP 04729541 A EP04729541 A EP 04729541A EP 04729541 A EP04729541 A EP 04729541A EP 1637305 B1 EP1637305 B1 EP 1637305B1
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Hironobu c/o Ichimaru Giken Co. Ltd. ICHIMARU
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C35/00—Heating, cooling or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C35/02—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould
    • B29C35/04—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould using liquids, gas or steam
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D30/00—Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B29D30/0601—Vulcanising tyres; Vulcanising presses for tyres
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D30/00—Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C35/00—Heating, cooling or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C35/02—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould
    • B29C35/04—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould using liquids, gas or steam
    • B29C35/045—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould using liquids, gas or steam using gas or flames
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D30/00—Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B29D30/0601—Vulcanising tyres; Vulcanising presses for tyres
    • B29D30/0662—Accessories, details or auxiliary operations
    • B29D2030/0666—Heating by using fluids
    • B29D2030/0667—Circulating the fluids, e.g. introducing and removing them into and from the moulds; devices therefor
    • B29D2030/067—Circulating the fluids, e.g. introducing and removing them into and from the moulds; devices therefor the vulcanizing fluids being gases or vapours
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D30/00—Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B29D30/0601—Vulcanising tyres; Vulcanising presses for tyres
    • B29D30/0662—Accessories, details or auxiliary operations
    • B29D2030/0675—Controlling the vulcanization processes

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  • the present invention relates to a gas cycle apparatus for a tire vulcanizer.
  • the tire vulcanizer includes an upper mold, a lower mold, and a bladder expanding and contracting under the supply/discharge of a heating gas (steam or the like, see Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-113520 ), and is configured to press the bladder expanded by the supply of the steam, against the inner surface of a raw tire set inside the mold.
  • a heating gas steam or the like, see Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-113520
  • a gas cycle apparatus arranged to circulate the heating gas is used, as set forth in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 62-33611 .
  • this gas cycle apparatus includes a bladder 1 expanding and contracting under the supply/discharge of a heating gas; a gas circulating flow path 2 constituted by allowing a forward flow path 2a connected to a supply port 10 of the bladder 1 and a return flow path 2b connected to a discharge port 11 of the bladder 1, to communicate with each other through a circulation valve 20; a gas feeder 21 (pump) provided in the gas circulating flow path 2; and a gas supply flow path 3 connected to the forward flow path 2a; and a gas discharge flow path 4 connected to the return flow path 2b.
  • a gas feeder 21 pump
  • a heating gas is supplied from the gas supply flow path 3 to the inside of the bladder 1 to fill it with the heating gas. Thereafter, the gas supply valve 30 and gas discharge valve 40 are closed and the circulation valve 20 is opened. Under this situation, the heating gas is circulated between the gas circulating flow path 2 and the inside of the bladder 1 by the gas feeder 21.
  • a drain of the heating gas liquefied by a heat exchange within the bladder 1 undesirably flows in the gas circulating flow path 2.
  • the present invention has been made for solving the above-described conventional problem.
  • an air-water separation section is provided in the gas circulating flow path, and the drain is stored in this air-water seperation section, whereby the drain is prevented from flowing in the gas circulating flow path.
  • the present invention aims to provide a gas cycle apparatus for a tire vulcanizer, capable of enhancing the production capacity of tires.
  • the present invention provides a gas cycle apparatus for a tire vulcanizer, the apparatus including a bladder adapted to expand and contract under the supply/discharge of a heating gas; a gas circulating flow path comprising a forward flow path connected to a supply port of the bladder and a return flow path connected to a discharge port of the bladder, the forward and return flow paths communicating with each other through a circulation valve; a gas feeder provided in the gas circulating flow path; a gas supply flow path connected to supply gas to the forward flow path, and a gas discharge flow path connected to receive gas from the return flow path; a gas supply valve provided in the gas supply flow path; and a gas discharge valve provided in the gas discharge flow path; characterised in that an air-water separation section is provided on the way through the return flow path, wherein the return flow path is connected to an upper space of the air-water separation section, and the gas discharge flow path is connected to a lower space of the air-water separation section.
  • an auxiliary air-water separation section is provided on the way through the forward flow path; wherein the forward flow path is connected to an upper space of the auxiliary air-water separation section, and the gas supply flow path is connected to a lower space of the air-water separation section.
  • the invention consists in a method of operating the gas cycle apparatus according to the first aspect, comprising the steps of:
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a gas cycle apparatus for a tire vulcanizer, according to the present invention.
  • the tire vulcanizer includes upper and lower molds (not shown), and a bladder 1 expanding and contracting under the supply/discharge of a heating gas, and is configured so as to perform vulcanization molding while holding a raw tire, by pressing the bladder 1 expanded by the supply of the heated gas (high-temperature and high-pressure steam, or the like), against the inner surface of the raw tire set inside the mold.
  • a heating gas high-temperature and high-pressure steam, or the like
  • a gas circulating flow path 2 is connected to the bladder 1.
  • This gas circulating flow path 2 is constituted by allowing a forward flow path 2a connected to a supply port 10 of the bladder 1 and a return flow path 2b connected to a discharge port 11 of the bladder 1, to communicate with each other through a circulation valve 20.
  • a pump 21 serving as a gas feeder is provided in the gas circulating flow path 2.
  • the pump 21 may be provided in the return flow path 2b as in the embodiment, or alternatively, may be provided in the forward flow path 2a.
  • a gas supply flow path 3 having a gas supply valve 30 is connected to the forward flow path 2a, and a gas discharge flow path 4 having a gas discharge valve 40 is connected to the return flow path 2b.
  • An air-water separation section 5 is provided on the way through the return flow path 2b in the gas circulating flow path 2; the return flow path 2b is connected to an upper space 5a of the air-water separation section 5, and the gas discharge flow path 4 is connected to a lower space 5b of the air-water separation section 5.
  • an auxiliary air-water separation section 6 is provided on the way through the forward flow path 2a in the gas circulating flow path 2; the forward flow path 2a is connected to an upper space 6a of the auxiliary air-water separation section 6; and the gas supply flow path 3 is connected to a lower space 6b of the air-water separation section 6.
  • each of the air-water separation section 5 and auxiliary air-water separation section 6 is set so that each of the lower spaces 5b and 6b is formed as a drain chamber, and each of the upper chambers 5a and 6a is formed as a gas distribution chamber.
  • the gas supply valve 30 and gas discharge valve 40 are opened with a raw tire being set inside the mold, and the heating gas is supplied from the gas supply flow path 3 with the circulation valve 20 being closed, the heating gas flows inside the bladder 1. With the bladder 1 being filled with the heating gas, the gas supply valve 30 and gas discharge valve 40 are closed.
  • the gas circulating flow path 2 is open by releasing the circulation valve 20, and thereby a closed circulating circuit is formed between the gas circulating flow path 2 and the inside of bladder 1.
  • the pump 21 is operated to circulate the heating gas between the gas circulating flow path 2 and the inside of the bladder 1.
  • the circulation of the heating gas allows the temperature difference inside the bladder 1 to be eliminated.
  • the heating gas which is circulating, is partly liquefied to thereby become a drain due to a heat exchange within the bladder 1, and this drain undesirably flows in the gas circulating flow path 2.
  • the drain is stored in the lower space 5b serving as a drain chamber, of the air-water separation section 5.
  • the heating gas which has separated the drain in the air-water separation section 5 as described above, passes through the gas distribution chamber just as it is, and continues circulating in the gas circulating flow path 2.
  • the drain generated by the heat exchange within the bladder 1 can possibly flow back in the forward flow path 2a from the supply port 10.
  • the drain that has flowed back can be stored in the lower space 6b serving as the drain chamber, of the auxiliary air-water separation section 6.
  • the raw tire While circulating the heating gas as described above, the raw tire is subjected to vulcanization molding.
  • the pump 21 is operated. Thereby, the heating gas filling the inside of the bladder 1 and the gas circulating flow path 2 can be discharged from the gas discharge flow path 4, and simultaneously the drain stored in the air-water separation section 5 can be discharged from the gas discharge flow path 4.
  • the gas circulating flow path 2 may be provided with a heating unit.
  • heating unit a steam jacket or electrothermal heater is used. Heating the heating gas in the gas circulating flow path 2 by the heating unit allows the prevention of the temperature drop and pressure drop of the heating gas.
  • the installation position of the heating unit may be any place as long as the place is located on the way through the gas circulating flow path 2.
  • the gas cycle apparatus (Claim 1) for a tire vulcanizer since the gas cycle apparatus (Claim 1) for a tire vulcanizer, according to the present invention has an air-water separation section provided on the way through the return flow path in the gas circulating flow path, the drain can be stored in this air-water separation section.
  • the gas feeder of the gas cycle apparatus can be prevented from being subjected to an excessive load by the drain. Therefore, energy conventionally consumed for circulating the drain can be used exclusively for circulating the heating gas, thereby allowing the circulation amount of heating gas to be increased.
  • the gas cycle apparatus (Claim 2) for a tire vulcanizer since the gas cycle apparatus (Claim 2) for a tire vulcanizer, according to the present invention has an auxiliary air-water separation section provided on the way through the forward flow path in the gas circulating flow path, the drain that has been flowed back from the supply port of the bladder can be stored by this auxiliary air-water separation section.
  • the defect of the drain flowing in the gas circulating flow path can be substantially perfectly eliminated.

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Claims (4)

  1. Gasumlaufvorrichtung für einen Reifenvulkanisierer, wobei die Vorrichtung beinhaltet:
    einen Heizbalg (1), geeignet, um unter der Zufuhr / dem Ablass von Heizgas zu expandieren und zu kontrahieren;
    einen Gaszirkulationsströmungsweg (2), umfassend einen Vorlaufströmungsweg (2a), der mit einem Zufuhranschluss (10) des Heizbalgs verbunden ist, und einen Rücklaufströmungsweg (2b), der mit einem Ablassanschluss (11) des Heizbalgs verbunden ist, wobei die Vorlauf- und Rücklaufströmungswege miteinander durch ein Zirkulationsventil (20) in Verbindung stehen;
    eine Gaszubringereinrichtung (21), die in dem Gaszirkulationsströmungsweg vorgesehen ist;
    einen Gaszufuhrströmungsweg (3), angeschlossen, um Gas zu dem Vorlaufströmungsweg (2a) zuzuführen, und einen Gasablassströmungsweg (4), angeschlossen, um Gas von dem Rücklaufströmungsweg (2b) aufzunehmen;
    ein Gaszufuhrventil (30), das in dem Gaszufuhrströmungsweg (3) vorgesehen ist;
    ein Gasablassventil (40), das in dem Gasablassströmungsweg (4) vorgesehen ist;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass auf dem Weg durch den Rücklaufströmungsweg (2b) ein Luft-Wasser-Trennabschnitt (5) vorgesehen ist,
    wobei der Rücklaufströmungsweg (2b) mit einem oberen Raum (5a) des Luft-Wasser-Trennabschnittes verbunden ist und der Gasablassströmungsweg (4) mit einem unteren Raum (5b) des Luft-Wasser-Trennabschnittes verbunden ist.
  2. Gasumlaufvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei ein Zusatz-Luft-Wasser-Trennabschnitt (6) auf dem Weg durch den Vorlaufströmungsweg (2a) vorgesehen ist;
    wobei der Vorlaufströmungsweg mit einem oberen Raum (6a) des Zusatz-Luft-Wasser-Trennabschnitts verbunden ist und der Gaszufuhrströmungsweg (3) mit einem unteren Raum (6b) des Luft-Wasser-Trennabschnitts verbunden ist.
  3. Verfahren zum Betrieb der Gasumlaufvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, umfassend die Schritte:
    Füllen des Heizbalgs (1) mit Heizgas,
    Schließen des Gaszufuhrventils (30) und Gasablassventils (40),
    Öffnen des Zirkulationsventils (20), und
    Betreiben der Gaszubringereinrichtung (21), um Gas durch den Gaszirkulationsströmungsweg (2) zu zirkulieren, während irgendwelches verflüssigtes Gas in dem unteren Raum (5b) des Luft-Wasser-Trennabschnitts (5) gespeichert wird.
  4. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 3, umfassend die nachfolgenden Schritte, das Gaszufuhrventil (30) zu schließen, das Zirkulationsventil (20) und das Gasablassventil (40) zu öffnen und
    das Betreiben der Gaszubringereinrichtung (21), um dadurch Gas aus dem Heizbalg (1) und dem Gaszirkulationsströmungsweg (2) zusammen mit verflüssigtem Gas, das in dem unteren Raum (5b) des Luft-Wasser-Trennabschnittes (5) gespeichert ist, abzulassen.
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